I fully support your video reviews like this. Hype always wins the internet and the truth to those who actually pay attention to sound even rather sound per dollar spent really makes you shake your head at majorities lots of times. 👍
Thank you so much for this video, i just cancelled the order i placed for the X600 and just ordered the Blast, i have two motion booms (again by watching your videos) and i love them very much but its annoying that when linked they disconnect from each other for a little bit and its half a second of no sound, really weird. Thats where the blast will come in hand, cuz i really love the bigger sound but without loosing clarity. this video in particular made me realize that i dont neeed this "spatial audio" and i rather get something better for the money, i even got the blast cheaper (139 dollars). thanks for your commitment to the truth, for your courage, hope more people be inspired by your profesionalism.
Hum apparently not. He is back and apparently his new target response is the right one, i think we heard that before, 🤪 and saying he has a new colab with eaefun for a new in ear phone 🤷 and he is going to try and attract more patreons so he can do this full time and pay his bills. He did review the x600 but i didnt see it. I thought he was ok with it but then i saw comments he didnt like it so not sure exactly how he found it.
Speaking as an old git, there was a time when you would never buy a piece of audio equipment without listening and comparing first, nowadays we do not have that choice as there are no more retailers left with demonstration facilities, so we get caught up in factional wars as to what is best which gets a bit emotive at times. If I could ever give any advice it would be " Never buy a mattress until you tried it and never buy a piece of audio equipment until you have personaly heard it with your own ears"
but these days you get the right to send back normally anyway and mattresses are coming with 180 day trials 😎 but yeah i loved those days you would sit a listening room and getting a real feel for the equipment and then haggling over the price. but it was also so easy to rig those listening sessions.
@@alanrossreviews True, I would go down Tottenham Court Road in the late 70's and you would have a choice of at least 20 competing ghetto blasters between £120 and £200, nowadays in TCR you are more likely to find mattresses.😄
Will this be okay for bedroom for bedroom volumes. Im concerned if the bass will be overpowering for room use, or can you suggest warm sounding portable alternatives suggest? Thanksss
you are talking about the blast? if so it has a very usable eq via the app and you can tailor the bass how you want. if you want something quiet and safe the stockwell 2 might fit the bill.
Just ordered the stormbox blast saw it on sale on Amazon and thought I really want to get one so i did :p I can't wait to play around with that bad boy :)
@alanrossreviews You're not kidding the stormbox blast sounds really good that deep bass thumps. I'm actually really happy with this speaker and I can't wait to listen to your next video via the stormbox blast 👍👍
9:12 PLOP! Haha thanks for clarifying on the old tech that's integrated into the X600. I'm definitely not techy, but i loved the sound for vocals on it even if it can be a little tiring after a while. I still have my Tribit Blast as well, and was super impressed but THIS one song: th-cam.com/video/6gnKBDlJutA/w-d-xo.html sounded muddy on it to me compared to other speakers, obviously its a distorted song by nature but that's where I kind of decided I didn't prefer it.
yo! 👍 did you have the blast in xbass mode? yeah of course vocals are not hitting that bass and make a lot of use of the upward firing driver and its the bass thats the main issue for me especially as mine distorts. i do use custom on my blast and it find it very eq'able. im not trashing the x600 though, i really dont want to sound like that, just righting some wrongs that i think are doing the rounds, especially about it sounding neutral and having full bass. but then i have firmware 4.2.1 and nobody else seems to 🤷♂️
Another great review Alan! Very educational. If the Stormbox Blast had a more conservative aesthetic (ie no disco lights) I'm sure I could convince my wife to get one.
I bought the X600 and will most likely return it to Amazon. It's so bright and harsh from top to bottom that I've had to use foam earplugs over the past 3 days of trying to run in the unit. No amount of EQ fiddling has worked for me. Alan is absolutely right about brightness being a substitute for clarity in this speaker. I'm so glad he compared this to the Tribit, because I've considered it as an alternative. For great sound, I might be willing to put up with the excess weight and goofy lights.
@@alanrossreviews EXACTLY! I saw all the glowing reviews and got hoodwinked. Was especially shocked by Jay's Iyagi. I had trusted his judgement, lol. I have an expensive 2-chanel stereo system with a tube amp and Harbeth speakers, so my ears are sensitive to harshness, and especially so because I'm a woman. I just needed a small speaker so I could listen to music for half an hour or so without having to fire up the big system.
@@planetag310 jays ayagi is a fake. He did the same with the x500 and the blind cable test with danny from gr research was the biggest fix ever. He says he welcomes debate but he muted me when i pointed out his errors.
Thank you Alan :) Yesterday, I purchased the X600. However, after watching an honest review, I realized it lacks in bass and overall sound quality. Consequently, I decided to cancel my order from Amazon. Despite this, it's already been shipped, so I plan to refuse delivery upon its arrival at my door. I hope I made the right decision. Such marketing hype is misleading to the genuine customer base, and one poorly marketed product can tarnish the company's year-old image.
i can only give my opinion and plenty of people do like it, 9ts gonna really depend on your ears and if you get a dud like both of mine are. however in terms of the hype, yes its all bullshit here, just stereo with an extra upward firing driver. hey if you dont give a shit about the original mix and you dont understand that spatial audio is stereo they fill yer boots 🤦♀️ there is a later firmware that si said to improve it but i never bothered since mine distort and the only fix is to reduce bass 🤣
@@alanrossreviews I purchased x600 for 150 , so if could you suggest any better for nice and clear listening with balanced bass , I would love to hear - thanks
@@orisonweb what price is the blast where you are? the x600 is an upper bss machine and you would be better off with the boom plus for a similar sound but better value. i dont like either personally. the blast with a neutral eq would be my preference. or step up the go play 3 for a [proper hifi taste with deep balanced bass.
Great content as always. I bought blast based on ur recommdation. Its a beast powerful. But im looking for another speaker great clearity in voice mids highs, leaning towards. Motion plus Motion boom plus Or motion x600. Will be waiting for your expertise advise. Thank you.
I like the comparison and is about time we had this. I have a different angle though. It's bass driven vs detail driven. The music here is bass driven and preferable to bigger speakers, but if you were playing Miles Davis, funk fusion, even pop I'm sure the result will be different. Also with x600 tuning you can get a warmer sound. The bass is nice here on the big brother speaker but it does drown out the detail or decrystalises the sound. Also the original sound profile is bass driven or stomping bass drum driven. If you going to sit back and listen to sparkling music with clarity, my money is on the x600 not teeny bop bass music.
As usual i respectfully disagree 😊 but you are certainly entitled to voice that opinion. But i have ask what is your evidence the x600 can do justice to any decent track since bass is absent bar a narrow mid bass peak which leads to overdriving the woofers imho. What you call detailed is simply boosted highs, on many audiophile tracks this will result in sibilance. Its all about opinions at the end of the day but a simple frequency response graph easily demonstrates this.
@@alanrossreviewsBoth these speakers sounded pretty bad to me in terms of detail actually. In audiophile tracks both these speakers are gonna fail hard lol..Infact I actually own the motion x600 and agree with you that the there is quite a bit of sibilance. But I still prefer its sound over tribit as the bass does drown out the mids a bit. In the end its your pick. One has boosted highs, and the other has boosted low end. They are all just V shaped fun sounding speakers, not professional monitors... The reason why its popular with reviewers is simply due to the more wide sounding airy nature of it due to spatial audio. I do however wish that the bass was better in the x600.
you can eq the blast easily, you cant do much with the x600 sadly. please define audiophile tracks? ive tried to demonstrate that the blast covers the full spectrum while the x600 cannot do bass at all. as i said in the video, there is a huge swell of people who claim to like a neutral sound when actually they like a bass light sound, they dont seem to have any real reference to how a track should sound. thats fine but to call the x600 neutral for simply being devoid of real bass is a shame. my eq that i used here is not v shaped at all, if anything the highs roll off which i did intentionally as i like a smooth sound. the reason why the x600 is popular with most reviewers is because they are sponsored by soundcore. and a lot of the others seem to have little references in audio.
@@alanrossreviews Let me clarify, I never said that either of these speakers are neutral sounding. They both just sound shit at factory settings. Yeah you can eq the tribit and its great and all. All I said is that motion x600 has a different flavour of sound compared to other speakers at this price range. And personally I got okayish results with eq on the motion x600. Also I doubt that you can get the spatial audio type of wide airy sound with the tribit without some sort of upward firing speaker.
@@awesomeyakuza211 not so much clarifying as taking a more polite route, good job on that front. Now you are simply expressing an opinion which is what audio is all about. This video was about addressing fallacies currently propagated by lies in paid reviews, as i said in the video its for you to then make a judgement on what works for you. In my opinion the x600 is a novelty speaker. Its selling point is the spatial audio. I personally can't listen to it for more than 10 minutes and mine has bad bass distortion. It is a very unnatural sound but one often mistaken for neutral which i think i demonstrated here. I am certainly not somebody who believes you should listen only to natural or flat speakers, i am again addressing some lies being spread on youtube. I did eq the x600 in my first video and explained why i didn't do so in this one. In my opinion the blast does not sound shit in default mode. Audio is and will always be subjective in my opinion. However some self declared audiophiles believe it's objective and either you like what they like or you are an idiot. This video demonstrated that those particular niche people do not know what they are talking about. If you don't regard the x600 as neutral than i am not talking about you. I am addressing your point as to why i didnt eq the fuck out of the x600. It was fundamental to the video to show it is not neutral in the mode they listen, spatial with bassup on. Weirdly there is a firmware coming to fix the bass that the paid reviewers were telling us was amazing 😁 i rest my case your honour 👍
I Just updated my Tribit stormbox Blast to firmware V3.5 here in the States.. I wonder if the EQ woild need to be adjusted? The only thing that I noticed is that you now cannot have the lighting just show when you adjust the volume up and down, which sucks because that's how i preferred it
I emailed tribit regarding the loss of volume up/down light indicator feature and they confirmed that it was removed, but they were cool and sent me the previous firmware version via email so that i may go back to that if i wish.. @@alanrossreviews
I'm disappointed in my Soundcore Motion X600. The spatial effect is inconsistent and minimal. On some tracks if I am in the "sweet spot" it's truly amazing. However, on most tracks the effect is barely noticeable regardless of listening position. I'm not saying it's a bad speaker, but for me, The Motion Boom Plus and the Stormbox Blast are both superior.
@@alanrossreviews BTW, the wait is over, after 7 years we are finally getting a new HK Go+Play, 😁👌👍, judging by the specs alone it should be a nice upgrade. I owned the previous gen and liked it a lot!
I’m noticing distortion I have a green x600 I eq it on treble boost custom is just too much on it now the motion boom plus that a differs animal all together still a good speaker good honest review thanks the blast looks awesome.
Thank you for another good 'un. When in spatial mode, what does the X600 kick out of the upward speaker is it L+R mono, or is it L-R (Hafler). Does it put one of the speakers out of phase like the ghettoblasters of the late 70's and early 80's done with the "Wide" switch position. Maybe they apply some DSP processing like the Yamaha AV amps do like in the various 'concert hall, stadium' etc settings which create a short lived, novelty effect. Despite these latest X600 ravings, I am not ready to trade in my Stormbox Blast or Motion Boom Plus yet.😂
Im really not sure because the upmixing complicates it and much of it i assume is real time dynamic. I guess i could test each channel seperatly if i had time. Part of the width is simply the waveguides and upwards firing driver. They talk about basing the sound on a big concert hall which does make me think its just stereo upmixing as in the 80s surround sound boom days with a tad of phase shifting and psychoacoustic tricks. The modern up mixers are leaps and bounds better at guessing what parts of the track are the spatial elements
I agree with everything you said. I have seen other reviews of the x600 and you're right they say it's the best speaker out there.. but they don't test it. They just unpackage it and say it sounds great. And then they tell you to go buy it. Well I think a third grader can do that. Maybe people can give them feedback and tell them that the review was really not helpful. What you do with the speaker comparisons and then the charts is perfect. It definitely helps make a decision on best bang for your buck. Yes I am somebody who has returned speakers on Amazon because they sound horrible once I get them home. The ones I have kept... Well they have good reviews by Alan Ross! Like my motion plus.
Tanks for great insight , I have a question , I’m looking for small powerful speaker for singing - t accompany spark 40 gtr amp for outdoor , busking etc , need to be light with aux in , smaller in size better , but also to be loud as spark 40 . What do you think ?
I have a Charge 3 and Soundcore Motion+. Both are sufficient my music that I enjoy. Tech will always change and at the rate that prices continue to increase, I understand that I don’t need the latest stuff. Simple is best.
The 45° angle is all the difference to me. If somebody is going to be sitting at the desk all day for the purpose of only aiming at one person with a 600 sounds great, but is it that much difference from the other one? Add the fact that everybody moves around 45° off access is horrible difference! Tribit all the way in this comparison
Damn I was about to pull the trigger on the x600 but after this video and reading the comments I'm leaning towards the stormbox now. I just wish the thing wasn't so damn ugly 😆
@@alanrossreviewsYeah the blast. It’s just so much bigger and heavier and uglier than I’d like. I know that sound is the most important but damn I just do not like the design at all. Even with the lights off
i tested new firmware of motion x600. In my speaker they increased the bass (too much) and completely reduced the midrange (huge difference). I don't know what to think about it, maybe you could try it on your model?
@@alanrossreviews i just used soundcore signature spatial on and bass up on. I can give you my unpublic video where i have two songs with both firmwares
@@DominikReviews thanks for offer. i think i will do the update and see what i get and if it matches your description but others are also reporting the same thing, more bass but reduced vocal presence. weird they went this route when people seemed quite happy with it.
Man I watched the whole video, that “best speaker ever” didn’t fare too well did it??? 😂 Honestly wasn’t expecting this comparison, but I’m glad it happened Alan 🎉🎉
it had to be done 😁 i mean its the current best ever speaker vs my personal vfm champ, i think people can make their own minds up now a proper comparison has been done.
The Tribit Stormbox Blast is a much bigger and heavier speaker, so I suspect that someone in the market for a BT speaker the size of the X600 is probably not going to look at the Stormbox Blast as an alternative. Only one of those is going to fit easily into a backpack, LOL. I'd like to hear how it compares against something nearer to its own size, like the Mifa Wildbox. I do like the build of the X600 (looks like it's getting into "Bose" territory), but other than that I'm not seeing or hearing anything that really interests me. There's room for improvement with the Stormbox Blast, but it sounds pretty decent as-is. What did you do with its grille BTW?
Of course all sorts of scenarios. This video was about addressing the best £200 speaker claims. Took the grill off to get a close measurent of each driver
@@alanrossreviews Understood. "Best" can be such a subjective term, LOL. Could be that someone in the market for a BT speaker the size of the X600 would not consider the Blast as "best" because the larger size and heavier weight of the Blast would immediately remove it from consideration because it doesn't meet his needs. By comparing the X600 with a BT that's closer to its size, the "size" issue will no longer be an issue... 🙂
of course its subjective but also some are clearly lies and saying whats on the script they were given. i will say no more, let them sue me if they claim different.
Yeah x600 is too bright in comparison now I do wish I got the storm box 😂😂 awesome comparison as always but why did you call into the trap set by the other reviewers saying 3amplifiers lol don’t let them confuse you bro
Off axis the blast wins thanks to the passive radiator position really you should’ve done them at 90* and 180* too considering the radiator is on the back of the 600
Just my 10p worth... I'm not an audiophile but I think I have a reasonably OK 'ear' - play a few instruments, do a bit singing (neither professionally) and enjoy a wide range of music including classical, electronic, soul, rock, pop - and while I tend to agree with you, Alan, on your A/B (/C etc) tests about which speaker sounds the best I do think, purely based on this video, that on-axis at 60%, the X600 sounds a little better than the Tribit - I just prefer the more open sound of the X600 which makes the Tribit sound a bit muddy (even if that is actually bright versus natural on the graphs when comparing to the original track) but they both sound good. And yes naturally not all of us are going to agree, and maybe I'm in the minority, because there are many variables such as what each of us is using to listen to this video with (in my case Philips SHP9500 open-back headphones) and our subjective preferences/tastes. If I were listening on different headphones or a hi-fi I might have a different opinion. I didn't hear much difference in bass but I think my headphones don't strongly present low bass (which suits me as I don't like low bass prominent phones though I do like strong, punchy, defined low bass on hi-fi speakers)... and now I'm rambling even more than you, oops! The X600 off-axis sounds awful (again, purely based on this video, me as an individual wearing these particular headphones, but I reckon everyone will agree to how bad off-axis is.) I do appreciate the level and detail of testing you go into (on all reviews) and the comparison to the original track here. I actually think the X600 sounds closer to the original track than the Tribit (and my 'disclaimer' again: this test only, my ears/brain, my open-back headphones, my PC etc. so with different kit I may have a different opinion.) Maybe the thing for us (consumers) to do is always try to listen to the speakers in the flesh with music we are familiar with in a surrounding akin to how we'll most use the speaker, but that's easier said than done. My only bluetooth speaker is the Motion+ and I think it sounds great for its size and how I use it - indoors only, 30% to maybe 70% volume. I am quite curious to get an X600 to see how it compares to the Motion+ in the flesh. I suspect I will find it sounds fine but absolutely not worth the price. For outdoors or parties my focus is a mix of volume and bass (ideally with low distortion), practicailty and value for money i.e. bang for buck, so I'd never buy an X600 for outdoors or parties.
did you watch the first video i did on the x600? i did indeed say i think of this as the upgrade to the motion plus so im not surprised at your preference. they have similar tuning. but the biggest issue i said at that point for the x600 is that you can get two motion pluses for less money and have a wider more accurate soundstage. im not telling people what to like or not like, im not that guy. always i say you only have to like what you hear and then job done. what im doing is trying put truthful information out there and proper comparisons which on this speaker is thin on the ground. when i tried to do this on many of those paid reviews they blocked me so being the person i am i had to make this video. i understand a lot of people will not understand that im trying to hit back at the way youtube is now promoting paid reviews over honest reviews. in every video i have said the x600 sounds nice, im not saying its horrible but somebody has to be able to counter disinformation and not let others put them off from doing that. im an old bloke whose lived the majority of his life already, im not here to make a living like most of the others so ive got nothing to lose by staying true to myself. so if not me, who else is going to make that stand?
@@alanrossreviews Yup, and I agree that 2 x Motion+ speakers spank an X600. I know you're not dictating, you don't come across like that, you are always 'this is my personal opinion, here are the graphs, the sound comparisons, the specs, so choose yourself', 100%. It's bad form having your comments blocked, and this is an interesting video, and it would be interesting if SC sent you a second X600 to compare to the one you have to rule out a 'bad' unit and different firmware etc. In terms of the paid-for BS, by all means make a stand, but the BS is everywhere and has been for donkeys, I mean, even magazines before the internet 😁
Hey Alan have you gotten any response from Soundcore about them testing a new firmware for the x600 that supposedly boost the base and also it adds 5 new eq's.
no but someone told me they contacted support and i think it was sent to him or something but its coming apparently. weird given all those paid reviewers said the bass was amazing and full 🤣 and now soundcore need to fix it lmao!
Ms Ross, hi, nice video, yep I think this time sound core put his focus in just IoT features and not on the sound, they should at least make it sound like the motion boom normal or the Motion boom plus without the Khz Peak... Well now this is what they did 😂
See spatial audio is easier to manipulate in the higher frequencies, i suspect this is why spatial sounds so bright but stereo mode sounds the opposite, a bit rolled off in the highs.
Good Evening from Sydney how's going ? Sorry just wondering .. I already have a Motion+ and Not sure if I should buy one more or buy two X600 while its on sale in Australia Thanks
Awesome, love my two tribit blast 🙂👍🏻 Have you seen the new Harman Kardon go+play 3, that looks promising, it got a downfiring woofer, and a new design. And of course a small battery 🙈
Even though the author doesn't seem to be a natural youtuber, I really appreciate the honesty. He finally said out loud what I was thinking after hearing the sound tests, but later hearing the suspicious reviews and conclusions. esp. this random channel I stumbled upon "painfully honest" smthn, that praised the x600 as if it was his own child.
Thank you Alan for your demo my friend. Why do you seem to be the only reviewer that actually knows what they are talking about??? Clearly no vested interest, just good old fashioned honesty, cheers mate👍 Incidentally, I have had the blast now for a couple of months & although it’s amazing for the money it’s a little bass heavy for me, I’m 56. Was thinking of getting the soundcore for more clarity, what do you think?❤️
@@alanrossreviews will do thank you. Btw my speaker came with version 2.2. Should i upgrade it to 3.1 ? I see that alot of people complain about the new firmware versions
The Motion X600 has a special niche, and it's pretty good at it. However, reviewers that lack knowledge or that just lie for the money market this speaker like its the best thing to exist and.I like how they have been caught red-handed😂 I believe no one did a TWS review yet so hopefully they fall through with that. Thank you again for the comparison and shout-out. I'll do the best I can on my part, but 1 week honestly isn't enough for a full review 🙃
@alanrossreviews Indeed😅 so I won't stress it too much, but they said soon as possible. The plan is to do an unboxing, and first impressions come back after a couple of days and share my experience and who would it be for. I don't feel like putting in that much effort into this video anyway😅 but it will be entertaining to watch anyway
Hey Alan. Nice work as always! I understand You compare these two speakers because of similar price. My question is... Did you ever test a speaker which stays better in song curve (especially at low frequency side), but it was not biggher than x600? I'm asking about this becausa I have motion plus, and one hevy bluetooth speaker from Sony and I'm curious if there is something better to buy in that small size.
The more the x600 is claimed as the best speaker at the whole galaxy the more i hate it! :D I've got my Go + Play (you already know! :D) and a Mifa Wildbox and both are so much better than this 3D like kitchenradio with problems in the bass area
That's exactly how I felt. I hate so much TH-camrs not disclosing sponsored videos. I got 2 gravastar speakers as novelty items. I love them and got the spare money for it but if I listened to reviewer they should be my best speakers in my house. They are almost the worse.
Well you say more hifi and natural. What is your reference for that? What other speakers sound natural to you. Anyway its easy to demonstrate that isn't true, simply listen to the original track on some neutral headphones.
remember the 1980s speakers that used Class A amps, buddy now that sounds great and natural hahaha. im 36 but I do still remember the sound of that equipment. btw Yeah Alan, im using headphones next before forming an opinion !!! love your channel.
i know people think im hating on the x600 no matter how many times i say think it sounds nice. im just trying to put real info out which currently seems thin on the ground but danny pops did bring some sense back with some proper comparisons. but also im hitting back at those obvious reviews where the reviewer is talking bollocks and then blocking my comments. good or bad i dont block comments, let people make their own minds up who they agree or disagree with. im just very frustrated in the direction youtube is going, its going to end up like amazon reviews where you need third party software to see whats a real review and whats a fake review.
@@alanrossreviews That's why you're my favorite speaker reviewer. Nice recordings, nice comparisons, nice guy, open to discussion / disagreements. 👍 Always a pleasure to watch your videos and have a little chat with you ! Your work truely have value here. Honest reviewers are like thin ice. There's not much of them. (And English speaking audience are lucky to have the most. Here in France there's like 3 honest reviewers at best, including me I hope lol) People that supposedly are a bit serious about their audio won't listen to these paid reviews. I know I don't anyway. As always keep up the good work. 😁
could you test the bose soundlink mini 2 se? there are already tests of it but yours are better because you show us the frequencies and how the speaker is constructed
@@alanrossreviews from the internet: "The Bang Max is a three-way speaker, comprising two 30W woofers, two 20W "mid-tweeters", two 10W tweeters, and two passive bass radiators." Interesting, wonder how this plays out against the "king" something X600 😉 and another random speaker like JBL's, forgot which one 🤪
Was going to buy the x600 but buying the blast instead Also wow the x600 sounds like dogshit at 100% volume, it's not only waterproof, but also sounds like it's underwater while playing
Dockin has updated the original Dockin D fine. Received 5.1 bluetooth, 7800 mah battery and usb type charging. There hasn't been a video about this yet, is it expected in the near future? I'd see the Anker soundcore X600 compete with the Dockin.
Clearly a huge budget, they seem to have been able to turn some of the most respected reviewers into shills. Jays ayagi comes to mind, if the silly so called blind cable test for gr research wasn't enough to out him his x600 and x500 nailed him as a fake for sure.
I got the x600 today and BOI if you have high enough res audio the and you LOVE sound quality and clarity this the x600 will almost bring a tear to your eye I've never heard anything like it and I've had JBL boombox the Xtreme 1.2 and 3 the Sony xb41 and xb42 the charge 3 and charge 5 the x600 is just the best sounding Bluetooth speaker I've ever heard
Might be shooting in the dark here, but what speaker would be good for classical music. Or what speakers have a flat eq and not too pricey £200 there abouts. Was thinking the x600 because of the spacial audio but not so sure now. Sonos Roam?
@@alanrossreviews I had been misled, was under the impression it was a more true to the source speaker. I’ll take a look at the stockwell, thank you for taking the time!
@@alanrossreviews ok... I need a good soothing sound with clear mid highs and lows and very good bass for my room... I like to hear pop and romantic songs and sometimes rock music as well... Now please suggest
Alan, the shown curve of the Blast (compared to the original track), which mode is it (or custom eq)? It would be interesting to see the spectrum curve if the Blast is set to flat eq, i mean the real sound without any tuned sound, then it's easier to adjust the sound to a "neutral" sound.
I don't know anything about measuring, maybe you can create an another video about how you get the curves. 😊 You mentioned the the drop at 3 kHz 14:17 , was it not possible to compensate for this drop with the EQ? Thank you again for your quick response and the great detailed videos that don't always focus on the bass like other reviewers. 😉
I haven't been overly impressed with most of Soundcore's latest offerings. I'd choose the Blast between the two without question but everyone has their own preferences, of course. Thank you for another great review, Alan! 😁👍👏
@@alanrossreviews oh good Lord, all these new cheaper speakers coming out?? They are going to have send reviewers the free for review!! Insanity 😜, I know people as myself? Got a whole basement plus joe Biden full of speakers!! Pawn shop give pennies on the quid for. Lmfao 🤣🤣😆😆
The max volume was interesting. It sounded like I was listening to the x600 through a wall. Everything was so subdued. Wouldn't listen to it at that anyway, but I can't imagine trying to use it on a deck outside or something.
its all mids, of course it will go louder than you hear in this, its more of a relative difference than absolute difference since if i had them at correct loudness my voice would be too quiet. it shows how much louder the blast is. the peak measurement is the actual loudness.
* *Another expensive speaker with weak bass and bright sound releases* * *Every self-proclaimed audiophile instantly* : _"that's the greatest speaker in the world 🤩! all you people are too deaf to understand 🤬😭, my ears are two beautiful butterflies in a garden of rainbows 🦄_
@@alanrossreviews I thought so! I looked after you replied again too :D :D I bought two motion booms on your suggestion and they haven't failed me. used them 100s of times. i'd be interested to see the results for the price. the stormbox blast doesn't have TWS pairing does it?
Are you familiar with the Polaroid speakers? I picked up one recently on eBay. The largest of the line which is the P4. It was mad cheap so I said why not. Retail it goes for $290 😳. I was able to cop $60 ☺️. I have to confess that the main reason I wanted this speaker is for nostalgia. Anyway, for the size and cost I was expecting the P4 to have fairly decent bass. At least as good as the Motion Plus. Sadly, it doesn’t. It’s completely mids focused with a smidge of upper bass. I was slightly taken aback when you consider Polaroid advertises the P4 as a party speaker. Anyway, it looks like I will be gifting this speaker (to a less discerning listener of course 😂) because nostalgia isn’t a good enough reason to keep it.
Ive seen it reviewed, nothing compelling to me. Seems you can literally say anything you want in marketing these days and it doesn't matter at all. Soundcore that means you as well. 🤣
The only reason i bought the soundcore x600 is the smaller size , but im truly disappointing at the lack of low end and overall output , I wouldn't buy it again
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You deserve more subscribers because you always answer my questions and you are genuine in your reviews. Keep up the good work.
bluetooth speakers is just too niche i think 😂😂
@@alanrossreviews 😆
The sound tests you posted were amazing. I have been debating these two and hearing the off axis tests REALLY put this in perspective. THANK YOU!
you're welcome 👍
I recently got the stormbox blast and I love it. I’m into hip hop and the bass is good. Great speaker for $160
I fully support your video reviews like this. Hype always wins the internet and the truth to those who actually pay attention to sound even rather sound per dollar spent really makes you shake your head at majorities lots of times. 👍
I guess the words social media and hype are interchangeable 🤐
Brilliant channel, love the videos man keep up the great work.
Thanks, will do! ✔
Thank you so much for this video, i just cancelled the order i placed for the X600 and just ordered the Blast, i have two motion booms (again by watching your videos) and i love them very much but its annoying that when linked they disconnect from each other for a little bit and its half a second of no sound, really weird. Thats where the blast will come in hand, cuz i really love the bigger sound but without loosing clarity. this video in particular made me realize that i dont neeed this "spatial audio" and i rather get something better for the money, i even got the blast cheaper (139 dollars). thanks for your commitment to the truth, for your courage, hope more people be inspired by your profesionalism.
the blast is in a different league, you made a good choice 👍
Great review and analysis, as usual.
Thank you 👍 😁
Enjoying your review as always. Thanks
Thanks for watching 😊
The most "brutal" marketing soundcore ever did 🔥🔥🔥 all videos came with "the best i ever heard"
Sadly this is still ongoing. The honest reviews are getting drowned by the fake reviews and worst ive seen it for a speaker so far on youtube
@@alanrossreviews exactly, all reviews receive money from the company
@@duyphucle1485 not all, but many
I have 2 X Tribit Blast 🎶 great value for money ⚡⚡⚡
@@mbu5371 pound for pound champ
It would be interesting to hear Oluv’s thoughts on this speaker.
Sadly, I think he’s still traumatized from the whole Earfun debacle
Hum apparently not. He is back and apparently his new target response is the right one, i think we heard that before, 🤪 and saying he has a new colab with eaefun for a new in ear phone 🤷 and he is going to try and attract more patreons so he can do this full time and pay his bills. He did review the x600 but i didnt see it. I thought he was ok with it but then i saw comments he didnt like it so not sure exactly how he found it.
Speaking as an old git, there was a time when you would never buy a piece of audio equipment without listening and comparing first, nowadays we do not have that choice as there are no more retailers left with demonstration facilities, so we get caught up in factional wars as to what is best which gets a bit emotive at times. If I could ever give any advice it would be " Never buy a mattress until you tried it and never buy a piece of audio equipment until you have personaly heard it with your own ears"
but these days you get the right to send back normally anyway and mattresses are coming with 180 day trials 😎 but yeah i loved those days you would sit a listening room and getting a real feel for the equipment and then haggling over the price. but it was also so easy to rig those listening sessions.
@@alanrossreviews True, I would go down Tottenham Court Road in the late 70's and you would have a choice of at least 20 competing ghetto blasters between £120 and £200, nowadays in TCR you are more likely to find mattresses.😄
I don’t shop at these retailers but can’t you demo Bluetooth speakers at Target, Walmart, Best Buy, Costco?
That falling grill was timely hahahahaha
Will this be okay for bedroom for bedroom volumes. Im concerned if the bass will be overpowering for room use, or can you suggest warm sounding portable alternatives suggest? Thanksss
you are talking about the blast? if so it has a very usable eq via the app and you can tailor the bass how you want. if you want something quiet and safe the stockwell 2 might fit the bill.
I for one was worried but just got the X600 and I love it
good to hear, what firmware? what mode? bass on or off? what volumes?
Spot on review my friend. I returned the soundcore and got the Tribit on cybermonday for cheaper, and it's not even close.
x600 is for the easily fooled 😝
In regards to the Motion X600 do you ever feel like you’re being gaslit? 😂
All the time bro 😭
Me too! I don't get it, I keep questioning my judgement. And honestly, I've lost a lot of faith in TH-cam reviewers 😢 not my boy Alan though!
@@chrisdwyer1477 😊😊
Give me some basted boos😆 The Tribit will be my next purchase because of this video. Thanks for all your hard work and shared knowledge.
Oh the blast will be a better listen imho
Just ordered the stormbox blast saw it on sale on Amazon and thought I really want to get one so i did :p I can't wait to play around with that bad boy :)
happy days ahead 😁
@alanrossreviews I really want to see how it compares to 2 Motion Booms but also shake the house up a little bit 😆😄🤣😂
@alanrossreviews You're not kidding the stormbox blast sounds really good that deep bass thumps. I'm actually really happy with this speaker and I can't wait to listen to your next video via the stormbox blast 👍👍
Hey Alan, did you update Blast to latest firmware? I'd love to hear your thoughts. I noticed some audio quality changes, but I could be wrong.
Yes i found no change. Its on my ig
9:12 PLOP! Haha thanks for clarifying on the old tech that's integrated into the X600. I'm definitely not techy, but i loved the sound for vocals on it even if it can be a little tiring after a while. I still have my Tribit Blast as well, and was super impressed but THIS one song: th-cam.com/video/6gnKBDlJutA/w-d-xo.html sounded muddy on it to me compared to other speakers, obviously its a distorted song by nature but that's where I kind of decided I didn't prefer it.
yo! 👍 did you have the blast in xbass mode? yeah of course vocals are not hitting that bass and make a lot of use of the upward firing driver and its the bass thats the main issue for me especially as mine distorts. i do use custom on my blast and it find it very eq'able. im not trashing the x600 though, i really dont want to sound like that, just righting some wrongs that i think are doing the rounds, especially about it sounding neutral and having full bass. but then i have firmware 4.2.1 and nobody else seems to 🤷♂️
Another great review Alan! Very educational. If the Stormbox Blast had a more conservative aesthetic (ie no disco lights) I'm sure I could convince my wife to get one.
Black electrical tape will fix that 😁
Thank you for showing up in my recommended feed fast enough to be able to cancel my amazon order!!!
glad to help 🤣🤣
thanks for the review these are my two options for my next speaker. Seems to me that the tribit is the better option for me.
blast destroys the x600
@@alanrossreviews hey Alan is it possible to connect a StormBox pro and StormBox blast together?
I bought the X600 and will most likely return it to Amazon. It's so bright and harsh from top to bottom that I've had to use foam earplugs over the past 3 days of trying to run in the unit. No amount of EQ fiddling has worked for me. Alan is absolutely right about brightness being a substitute for clarity in this speaker. I'm so glad he compared this to the Tribit, because I've considered it as an alternative. For great sound, I might be willing to put up with the excess weight and goofy lights.
the most over hyped speaker in the history of the universe 🤢
@@alanrossreviews EXACTLY! I saw all the glowing reviews and got hoodwinked. Was especially shocked by Jay's Iyagi. I had trusted his judgement, lol. I have an expensive 2-chanel stereo system with a tube amp and Harbeth speakers, so my ears are sensitive to harshness, and especially so because I'm a woman. I just needed a small speaker so I could listen to music for half an hour or so without having to fire up the big system.
@@planetag310 jays ayagi is a fake. He did the same with the x500 and the blind cable test with danny from gr research was the biggest fix ever. He says he welcomes debate but he muted me when i pointed out his errors.
Thank you Alan :) Yesterday, I purchased the X600. However, after watching an honest review, I realized it lacks in bass and overall sound quality. Consequently, I decided to cancel my order from Amazon. Despite this, it's already been shipped, so I plan to refuse delivery upon its arrival at my door. I hope I made the right decision. Such marketing hype is misleading to the genuine customer base, and one poorly marketed product can tarnish the company's year-old image.
i can only give my opinion and plenty of people do like it, 9ts gonna really depend on your ears and if you get a dud like both of mine are. however in terms of the hype, yes its all bullshit here, just stereo with an extra upward firing driver. hey if you dont give a shit about the original mix and you dont understand that spatial audio is stereo they fill yer boots 🤦♀️ there is a later firmware that si said to improve it but i never bothered since mine distort and the only fix is to reduce bass 🤣
@@alanrossreviews I purchased x600 for 150 , so if could you suggest any better for nice and clear listening with balanced bass , I would love to hear - thanks
@@orisonweb what price is the blast where you are? the x600 is an upper bss machine and you would be better off with the boom plus for a similar sound but better value. i dont like either personally. the blast with a neutral eq would be my preference. or step up the go play 3 for a [proper hifi taste with deep balanced bass.
Any Marshall speaker which is clear in sound , could you please suggest
@@orisonweb only one i like is stockwell 2
Great content as always.
I bought blast based on ur recommdation. Its a beast powerful. But im looking for another speaker great clearity in voice mids highs, leaning towards.
Motion plus
Motion boom plus
Or motion x600. Will be waiting for your expertise advise.
Thank you.
i wouldnt discount wking t9. x600 or two motion pluses might be an option.
Thanks again for another great comparo! So the rumors of a new Stormbox Blast hardware/software revision without the dip are false?
Ive not heard any rumours other than Ascended tech ninja telling me his new blast does not have the dip
I like the comparison and is about time we had this. I have a different angle though. It's bass driven vs detail driven. The music here is bass driven and preferable to bigger speakers, but if you were playing Miles Davis, funk fusion, even pop I'm sure the result will be different. Also with x600 tuning you can get a warmer sound. The bass is nice here on the big brother speaker but it does drown out the detail or decrystalises the sound. Also the original sound profile is bass driven or stomping bass drum driven. If you going to sit back and listen to sparkling music with clarity, my money is on the x600 not teeny bop bass music.
As usual i respectfully disagree 😊 but you are certainly entitled to voice that opinion. But i have ask what is your evidence the x600 can do justice to any decent track since bass is absent bar a narrow mid bass peak which leads to overdriving the woofers imho. What you call detailed is simply boosted highs, on many audiophile tracks this will result in sibilance. Its all about opinions at the end of the day but a simple frequency response graph easily demonstrates this.
@@alanrossreviewsBoth these speakers sounded pretty bad to me in terms of detail actually. In audiophile tracks both these speakers are gonna fail hard lol..Infact I actually own the motion x600 and agree with you that the there is quite a bit of sibilance. But I still prefer its sound over tribit as the bass does drown out the mids a bit. In the end its your pick. One has boosted highs, and the other has boosted low end. They are all just V shaped fun sounding speakers, not professional monitors... The reason why its popular with reviewers is simply due to the more wide sounding airy nature of it due to spatial audio. I do however wish that the bass was better in the x600.
you can eq the blast easily, you cant do much with the x600 sadly. please define audiophile tracks? ive tried to demonstrate that the blast covers the full spectrum while the x600 cannot do bass at all. as i said in the video, there is a huge swell of people who claim to like a neutral sound when actually they like a bass light sound, they dont seem to have any real reference to how a track should sound. thats fine but to call the x600 neutral for simply being devoid of real bass is a shame. my eq that i used here is not v shaped at all, if anything the highs roll off which i did intentionally as i like a smooth sound. the reason why the x600 is popular with most reviewers is because they are sponsored by soundcore. and a lot of the others seem to have little references in audio.
@@alanrossreviews Let me clarify, I never said that either of these speakers are neutral sounding. They both just sound shit at factory settings. Yeah you can eq the tribit and its great and all. All I said is that motion x600 has a different flavour of sound compared to other speakers at this price range. And personally I got okayish results with eq on the motion x600. Also I doubt that you can get the spatial audio type of wide airy sound with the tribit without some sort of upward firing speaker.
@@awesomeyakuza211 not so much clarifying as taking a more polite route, good job on that front. Now you are simply expressing an opinion which is what audio is all about. This video was about addressing fallacies currently propagated by lies in paid reviews, as i said in the video its for you to then make a judgement on what works for you. In my opinion the x600 is a novelty speaker. Its selling point is the spatial audio. I personally can't listen to it for more than 10 minutes and mine has bad bass distortion. It is a very unnatural sound but one often mistaken for neutral which i think i demonstrated here. I am certainly not somebody who believes you should listen only to natural or flat speakers, i am again addressing some lies being spread on youtube. I did eq the x600 in my first video and explained why i didn't do so in this one. In my opinion the blast does not sound shit in default mode. Audio is and will always be subjective in my opinion. However some self declared audiophiles believe it's objective and either you like what they like or you are an idiot. This video demonstrated that those particular niche people do not know what they are talking about. If you don't regard the x600 as neutral than i am not talking about you. I am addressing your point as to why i didnt eq the fuck out of the x600. It was fundamental to the video to show it is not neutral in the mode they listen, spatial with bassup on. Weirdly there is a firmware coming to fix the bass that the paid reviewers were telling us was amazing 😁 i rest my case your honour 👍
I Just updated my Tribit stormbox Blast to firmware V3.5 here in the States.. I wonder if the EQ woild need to be adjusted? The only thing that I noticed is that you now cannot have the lighting just show when you adjust the volume up and down, which sucks because that's how i preferred it
havent updated mine yet
I emailed tribit regarding the loss of volume up/down light indicator feature and they confirmed that it was removed, but they were cool and sent me the previous firmware version via email so that i may go back to that if i wish.. @@alanrossreviews
I'm disappointed in my Soundcore Motion X600. The spatial effect is inconsistent and minimal. On some tracks if I am in the "sweet spot" it's truly amazing. However, on most tracks the effect is barely noticeable regardless of listening position. I'm not saying it's a bad speaker, but for me, The Motion Boom Plus and the Stormbox Blast are both superior.
I mean that's an honest perspective on the x600, not bad but over hyped, we just deserve some reality on whats being said.
Great job as always Alan !👍
thanks for that 👍
@@alanrossreviews BTW, the wait is over, after 7 years we are finally getting a new HK Go+Play, 😁👌👍, judging by the specs alone it should be a nice upgrade. I owned the previous gen and liked it a lot!
@@budfox3097 yeah excited for this one, go play 2 is one of my favs.
I’m noticing distortion I have a green x600 I eq it on treble boost custom is just too much on it now the motion boom plus that a differs animal all together still a good speaker good honest review thanks the blast looks awesome.
Bass distortion or in the high end? This is another claim making the rounds, that it has zero distortion. 😭
Thank you for another good 'un. When in spatial mode, what does the X600 kick out of the upward speaker is it L+R mono, or is it L-R (Hafler). Does it put one of the speakers out of phase like the ghettoblasters of the late 70's and early 80's done with the "Wide" switch position. Maybe they apply some DSP processing like the Yamaha AV amps do like in the various 'concert hall, stadium' etc settings which create a short lived, novelty effect. Despite these latest X600 ravings, I am not ready to trade in my Stormbox Blast or Motion Boom Plus yet.😂
Im really not sure because the upmixing complicates it and much of it i assume is real time dynamic. I guess i could test each channel seperatly if i had time. Part of the width is simply the waveguides and upwards firing driver. They talk about basing the sound on a big concert hall which does make me think its just stereo upmixing as in the 80s surround sound boom days with a tad of phase shifting and psychoacoustic tricks. The modern up mixers are leaps and bounds better at guessing what parts of the track are the spatial elements
I agree with everything you said.
I have seen other reviews of the x600 and you're right they say it's the best speaker out there.. but they don't test it. They just unpackage it and say it sounds great. And then they tell you to go buy it. Well I think a third grader can do that. Maybe people can give them feedback and tell them that the review was really not helpful. What you do with the speaker comparisons and then the charts is perfect. It definitely helps make a decision on best bang for your buck. Yes I am somebody who has returned speakers on Amazon because they sound horrible once I get them home. The ones I have kept... Well they have good reviews by Alan Ross! Like my motion plus.
soundcore know this speaker isnt great because they have 7 different tunings out here, how incredible is that?
Tanks for great insight , I have a question , I’m looking for small powerful speaker for singing - t accompany spark 40 gtr amp for outdoor , busking etc , need to be light with aux in , smaller in size better , but also to be loud as spark 40 . What do you think ?
motion boom plus is probably best bang for buck in terms of size and loudness
I have a Charge 3 and Soundcore Motion+. Both are sufficient my music that I enjoy. Tech will always change and at the rate that prices continue to increase, I understand that I don’t need the latest stuff. Simple is best.
Charge 3 was and remains a classic
very good information!
cheers 👍
The 45° angle is all the difference to me. If somebody is going to be sitting at the desk all day for the purpose of only aiming at one person with a 600 sounds great, but is it that much difference from the other one? Add the fact that everybody moves around 45° off access is horrible difference! Tribit all the way in this comparison
*axis
Damn I was about to pull the trigger on the x600 but after this video and reading the comments I'm leaning towards the stormbox now. I just wish the thing wasn't so damn ugly 😆
which stormbox, the blast? the blast is way better
@@alanrossreviewsYeah the blast. It’s just so much bigger and heavier and uglier than I’d like. I know that sound is the most important but damn I just do not like the design at all. Even with the lights off
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Back atcha from the uk 🇬🇧 😁
I actually just ordered the motion x600. 🤣
I'll probably just return it if it doesn't live up to my expectations.
Let us know and also your firmware 👍
X600 is amazing. The bass is perfect.
lmfao
i tested new firmware of motion x600. In my speaker they increased the bass (too much) and completely reduced the midrange (huge difference). I don't know what to think about it, maybe you could try it on your model?
i will get to it soon, sounds like they used my custom eq? 🤦♀🤦♀
both modes?
@@alanrossreviews i just used soundcore signature spatial on and bass up on. I can give you my unpublic video where i have two songs with both firmwares
@@DominikReviews thanks for offer. i think i will do the update and see what i get and if it matches your description but others are also reporting the same thing, more bass but reduced vocal presence. weird they went this route when people seemed quite happy with it.
@@alanrossreviews i think the sound now is more natural but also i think that is a bit weird
I liked the explanation for spatial audio. It's like booking for the best seats at the cinema for the most balanced sound and viewing experience.
without knowing in advance what seat that is 🤣
@@alanrossreviews 😆
My new iPhone does some startling things with just the phone speakers alone.
Psychoacoustics can really fool your ears in a good way 😁
Man I watched the whole video, that “best speaker ever” didn’t fare too well did it??? 😂
Honestly wasn’t expecting this comparison, but I’m glad it happened Alan 🎉🎉
it had to be done 😁 i mean its the current best ever speaker vs my personal vfm champ, i think people can make their own minds up now a proper comparison has been done.
@@alanrossreviews It knew it was over once I read the title lmaoo.
😁
Who made the best speaker comment, reviewer wise?
@@Gamerlingual Some guy made a video called “The best speaker I’ve ever heard” saying the X600 is the best.
Alan did a video about 2 or 3 uploads ago.
hey ross huge fan i wanna know is this speaker worth buying now after all the firmware updates ?
The Tribit Stormbox Blast is a much bigger and heavier speaker, so I suspect that someone in the market for a BT speaker the size of the X600 is probably not going to look at the Stormbox Blast as an alternative. Only one of those is going to fit easily into a backpack, LOL.
I'd like to hear how it compares against something nearer to its own size, like the Mifa Wildbox.
I do like the build of the X600 (looks like it's getting into "Bose" territory), but other than that I'm not seeing or hearing anything that really interests me.
There's room for improvement with the Stormbox Blast, but it sounds pretty decent as-is. What did you do with its grille BTW?
Of course all sorts of scenarios. This video was about addressing the best £200 speaker claims. Took the grill off to get a close measurent of each driver
@@alanrossreviews Understood. "Best" can be such a subjective term, LOL. Could be that someone in the market for a BT speaker the size of the X600 would not consider the Blast as "best" because the larger size and heavier weight of the Blast would immediately remove it from consideration because it doesn't meet his needs. By comparing the X600 with a BT that's closer to its size, the "size" issue will no longer be an issue... 🙂
of course its subjective but also some are clearly lies and saying whats on the script they were given. i will say no more, let them sue me if they claim different.
Yeah x600 is too bright in comparison now I do wish I got the storm box 😂😂 awesome comparison as always but why did you call into the trap set by the other reviewers saying 3amplifiers lol don’t let them confuse you bro
Even through the new soundcore earbuds the tribit wins lol
Off axis the blast wins thanks to the passive radiator position really you should’ve done them at 90* and 180* too considering the radiator is on the back of the 600
Oh wow 100% there’s no comparison… now I really need one of those…
It does have 3 amps but for a total of 50 watts between them
@@williamhall3043 or just turn them around 😅
Just my 10p worth... I'm not an audiophile but I think I have a reasonably OK 'ear' - play a few instruments, do a bit singing (neither professionally) and enjoy a wide range of music including classical, electronic, soul, rock, pop - and while I tend to agree with you, Alan, on your A/B (/C etc) tests about which speaker sounds the best I do think, purely based on this video, that on-axis at 60%, the X600 sounds a little better than the Tribit - I just prefer the more open sound of the X600 which makes the Tribit sound a bit muddy (even if that is actually bright versus natural on the graphs when comparing to the original track) but they both sound good.
And yes naturally not all of us are going to agree, and maybe I'm in the minority, because there are many variables such as what each of us is using to listen to this video with (in my case Philips SHP9500 open-back headphones) and our subjective preferences/tastes. If I were listening on different headphones or a hi-fi I might have a different opinion. I didn't hear much difference in bass but I think my headphones don't strongly present low bass (which suits me as I don't like low bass prominent phones though I do like strong, punchy, defined low bass on hi-fi speakers)... and now I'm rambling even more than you, oops!
The X600 off-axis sounds awful (again, purely based on this video, me as an individual wearing these particular headphones, but I reckon everyone will agree to how bad off-axis is.)
I do appreciate the level and detail of testing you go into (on all reviews) and the comparison to the original track here. I actually think the X600 sounds closer to the original track than the Tribit (and my 'disclaimer' again: this test only, my ears/brain, my open-back headphones, my PC etc. so with different kit I may have a different opinion.)
Maybe the thing for us (consumers) to do is always try to listen to the speakers in the flesh with music we are familiar with in a surrounding akin to how we'll most use the speaker, but that's easier said than done. My only bluetooth speaker is the Motion+ and I think it sounds great for its size and how I use it - indoors only, 30% to maybe 70% volume. I am quite curious to get an X600 to see how it compares to the Motion+ in the flesh. I suspect I will find it sounds fine but absolutely not worth the price. For outdoors or parties my focus is a mix of volume and bass (ideally with low distortion), practicailty and value for money i.e. bang for buck, so I'd never buy an X600 for outdoors or parties.
did you watch the first video i did on the x600? i did indeed say i think of this as the upgrade to the motion plus so im not surprised at your preference. they have similar tuning. but the biggest issue i said at that point for the x600 is that you can get two motion pluses for less money and have a wider more accurate soundstage. im not telling people what to like or not like, im not that guy. always i say you only have to like what you hear and then job done. what im doing is trying put truthful information out there and proper comparisons which on this speaker is thin on the ground. when i tried to do this on many of those paid reviews they blocked me so being the person i am i had to make this video. i understand a lot of people will not understand that im trying to hit back at the way youtube is now promoting paid reviews over honest reviews. in every video i have said the x600 sounds nice, im not saying its horrible but somebody has to be able to counter disinformation and not let others put them off from doing that. im an old bloke whose lived the majority of his life already, im not here to make a living like most of the others so ive got nothing to lose by staying true to myself. so if not me, who else is going to make that stand?
@@alanrossreviews Yup, and I agree that 2 x Motion+ speakers spank an X600. I know you're not dictating, you don't come across like that, you are always 'this is my personal opinion, here are the graphs, the sound comparisons, the specs, so choose yourself', 100%. It's bad form having your comments blocked, and this is an interesting video, and it would be interesting if SC sent you a second X600 to compare to the one you have to rule out a 'bad' unit and different firmware etc. In terms of the paid-for BS, by all means make a stand, but the BS is everywhere and has been for donkeys, I mean, even magazines before the internet 😁
@@north.by.northeast totally agree, magazines are a joke. Its just i am a youtuber and if i can make a difference I will give it a go.
Hey Alan have you gotten any response from Soundcore about them testing a new firmware for the x600 that supposedly boost the base and also it adds 5 new eq's.
no but someone told me they contacted support and i think it was sent to him or something but its coming apparently. weird given all those paid reviewers said the bass was amazing and full 🤣 and now soundcore need to fix it lmao!
Ms Ross, hi, nice video, yep I think this time sound core put his focus in just IoT features and not on the sound, they should at least make it sound like the motion boom normal or the Motion boom plus without the Khz Peak... Well now this is what they did 😂
See spatial audio is easier to manipulate in the higher frequencies, i suspect this is why spatial sounds so bright but stereo mode sounds the opposite, a bit rolled off in the highs.
Good Evening from Sydney how's going ?
Sorry just wondering .. I already have a Motion+ and Not sure if I should buy one more or buy two X600 while its on sale in Australia Thanks
It looks like a Roberts kitchen radio and sounds like one also 🤣
I'll stick with my motion boom until something better is avaliable under £100
first 👍 yup its a novelty speaker
Awesome, love my two tribit blast 🙂👍🏻 Have you seen the new Harman Kardon go+play 3, that looks promising, it got a downfiring woofer, and a new design. And of course a small battery 🙈
im excited for this one 👌
@@alanrossreviews yes go+play was awesome when it came out in 2016, and still is better than most of new speakers 🙂
@@jann8490 true
Even though the author doesn't seem to be a natural youtuber, I really appreciate the honesty. He finally said out loud what I was thinking after hearing the sound tests, but later hearing the suspicious reviews and conclusions. esp. this random channel I stumbled upon "painfully honest" smthn, that praised the x600 as if it was his own child.
Painfully honest tech is a known shill
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Thank you Alan for your demo my friend. Why do you seem to be the only reviewer that actually knows what they are talking about??? Clearly no vested interest, just good old fashioned honesty, cheers mate👍 Incidentally, I have had the blast now for a couple of months & although it’s amazing for the money it’s a little bass heavy for me, I’m 56. Was thinking of getting the soundcore for more clarity, what do you think?❤️
Have you tried dialling the bass back in the app? X600 is certainly bass light but very punchy in the mid bass.
@@alanrossreviews thanks Alan, you’re a gent.
u should compare that X600 to W-King T9...
probably they have the same sound signature..
Yes that would be closer but the t9 has little bass so i cant say it will sound way better in the way the blast can do true bass
Seems to me the answer at the end of each video no matter what's being reviewed is....... Just get 2 motion booms already.
you make a very good point 😁😁
yay, rock music demo at last.
The max track im gonna use all the time to make peak measurements more comparable across videos
Hi Alan, does this Soundcore Motion x600 sound better than the Harman Kardon Go Play3?
No
hello i just bought the stormbox blast and when turned on it has a slight buzzing sound. Is that normal? This is my first expensive speaker
No thats not normal. You might want to get a replacement
@@alanrossreviews will do thank you. Btw my speaker came with version 2.2. Should i upgrade it to 3.1 ? I see that alot of people complain about the new firmware versions
its so hit and miss with these firmwares i would say if you are happy leave it.
The Motion X600 has a special niche, and it's pretty good at it. However, reviewers that lack knowledge or that just lie for the money market this speaker like its the best thing to exist and.I like how they have been caught red-handed😂 I believe no one did a TWS review yet so hopefully they fall through with that. Thank you again for the comparison and shout-out. I'll do the best I can on my part, but 1 week honestly isn't enough for a full review 🙃
1 week? Thats their request right? Its not like the cops are coming if you take longer? 😜
@alanrossreviews Indeed😅 so I won't stress it too much, but they said soon as possible. The plan is to do an unboxing, and first impressions come back after a couple of days and share my experience and who would it be for. I don't feel like putting in that much effort into this video anyway😅 but it will be entertaining to watch anyway
hey you may like it, lets wait and see. its still entirely possible there are good and bad units out there.
Hey Alan. Nice work as always! I understand You compare these two speakers because of similar price. My question is... Did you ever test a speaker which stays better in song curve (especially at low frequency side), but it was not biggher than x600? I'm asking about this becausa I have motion plus, and one hevy bluetooth speaker from Sony and I'm curious if there is something better to buy in that small size.
There is no perfect speaker, they all have issues sadly. The uboom l might be one or denon 250bt or maybe Maxsound plus.
Thank You.
also stockwell which has one of the best balances but uses phase shifting so if you are sensitive to that might be an issue.
The more the x600 is claimed as the best speaker at the whole galaxy the more i hate it! :D
I've got my Go + Play (you already know! :D) and a Mifa Wildbox and both are so much better than this 3D like kitchenradio with problems in the bass area
Newton's 3rd law applies to hype
I wonder what the comments will be 6 months on and hype dies down 👇
@@grimbles39 that must be why when i comment on those fake reviews they immediately hit the mute button, every action and all that 🤐
That's exactly how I felt. I hate so much TH-camrs not disclosing sponsored videos. I got 2 gravastar speakers as novelty items. I love them and got the spare money for it but if I listened to reviewer they should be my best speakers in my house. They are almost the worse.
@@Natsukashii1111 when google first started it used a trust ranking factor, they need that now for youtube. 🤪
Hay mate, you checked out the Bumboxx Ultra? It’s at two hundees and seems like a good speaker on stats.
Nope, will take a look 👍
Tribit stormbox blast is one of the best bluetooth speaker in the market sound quality and price are very good
true
Both of them are very good
But i still prefer the blast
I like the bass on tribit imo
basically blast has bass, x600 doesnt.
@@alanrossreviews yeah and thank you for comparison mr alanross 👊
Qual é a equalização da Tribit? Coloque aí por favor
On my Instagram
I found motion x600 at a local store doind a summer sale for 133$. Do you think it's worth it?
Yes as long as you understand what you are getting. I place it just above the motion plus so that price sounds about right.
I think the sound of the soundcore one sound more hifi and natural, meanwhile the other sounds abit fake with boxy bass. just my opinion.
Well you say more hifi and natural. What is your reference for that? What other speakers sound natural to you. Anyway its easy to demonstrate that isn't true, simply listen to the original track on some neutral headphones.
remember the 1980s speakers that used Class A amps, buddy now that sounds great and natural hahaha. im 36 but I do still remember the sound of that equipment.
btw Yeah Alan, im using headphones next before forming an opinion !!! love your channel.
@@angelzenny9740 and dont forget tube amps 😁😁
Yay ! Welcome back video !
Can't wait to see the murder happening 😁
I might get arrested after this 😜
@@alanrossreviews By the Soundcore Policemen 😝
As expected, Blast eradicates X600 lol, such a nice speaker for the price 💪
i know people think im hating on the x600 no matter how many times i say think it sounds nice. im just trying to put real info out which currently seems thin on the ground but danny pops did bring some sense back with some proper comparisons. but also im hitting back at those obvious reviews where the reviewer is talking bollocks and then blocking my comments. good or bad i dont block comments, let people make their own minds up who they agree or disagree with. im just very frustrated in the direction youtube is going, its going to end up like amazon reviews where you need third party software to see whats a real review and whats a fake review.
@@alanrossreviews That's why you're my favorite speaker reviewer.
Nice recordings, nice comparisons, nice guy, open to discussion / disagreements. 👍
Always a pleasure to watch your videos and have a little chat with you !
Your work truely have value here.
Honest reviewers are like thin ice. There's not much of them.
(And English speaking audience are lucky to have the most. Here in France there's like 3 honest reviewers at best, including me I hope lol)
People that supposedly are a bit serious about their audio won't listen to these paid reviews. I know I don't anyway.
As always keep up the good work. 😁
could you test the bose soundlink mini 2 se? there are already tests of it but yours are better because you show us the frequencies and how the speaker is constructed
can i downgrade my boom+?
if you ask support i believe it may be possible to force a firmware from before, if it is, please let us know.
Forget this speaker Alan, the Tronsmart Bang Max is coming in 1 month
yup! ✔
@@alanrossreviews from the internet: "The Bang Max is a three-way speaker, comprising two 30W woofers, two 20W "mid-tweeters", two 10W tweeters, and two passive bass radiators." Interesting, wonder how this plays out against the "king" something X600 😉 and another random speaker like JBL's, forgot which one 🤪
@@harrymeme4637 we will see how it all plays out 😁
Pleasw sir can you match up the onyx 6 vs the boombox 2
Maybe vs the 5 better? The o5 was the most bass heavy sounding onyx speaker
Bruh what blows my mind is the x600 msrp is the same as the stormbox blast
exactly but they never sold it at msrp, it was all marketing bullshit. you can always get a big discount.
@@alanrossreviews yeah 😔
Xdobo X8 Max tem um ótimo som para ser avaliado, talvez espacial.
não é uma das minhas marcas favoritas para ser honesto
X600 is good for 50€ 👍😊
about the right price ✔
Was going to buy the x600 but buying the blast instead
Also wow the x600 sounds like dogshit at 100% volume, it's not only waterproof, but also sounds like it's underwater while playing
good choice
Dockin has updated the original Dockin D fine. Received 5.1 bluetooth, 7800 mah battery and usb type charging.
There hasn't been a video about this yet, is it expected in the near future?
I'd see the Anker soundcore X600 compete with the Dockin.
I dont have the original, sold the plus 2.
natural!!!! the most used word by audiophiles!!!!!!
I know right? But referenced to what? How are they objectively able to claim this 😱
I wonder how much cash ANKER paid for all those reviews.
ITS A SCAM.
Clearly a huge budget, they seem to have been able to turn some of the most respected reviewers into shills. Jays ayagi comes to mind, if the silly so called blind cable test for gr research wasn't enough to out him his x600 and x500 nailed him as a fake for sure.
I got the x600 today and BOI if you have high enough res audio the and you LOVE sound quality and clarity this the x600 will almost bring a tear to your eye I've never heard anything like it and I've had JBL boombox the Xtreme 1.2 and 3 the Sony xb41 and xb42 the charge 3 and charge 5 the x600 is just the best sounding Bluetooth speaker I've ever heard
lol! ok if you say so 🤣🤣
I do say so I guess your opinion is more validated then DXOmart they'd also agree with me it sounds insane
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Might be shooting in the dark here, but what speaker would be good for classical music. Or what speakers have a flat eq and not too pricey £200 there abouts. Was thinking the x600 because of the spacial audio but not so sure now. Sonos Roam?
sonos roam? seriously? stockwell 2 might be a consideration.
@@alanrossreviews I had been misled, was under the impression it was a more true to the source speaker. I’ll take a look at the stockwell, thank you for taking the time!
@@shittysingingaccount if you listen with your ear next to it
After seeing frequency response graph, it's like it's not even at the same price point 😅 Motion X600 best speaker, yeah no
just to clarify, the spectrum charts are not frequency response measurements, they are from the actual recorded track. but the result is the same 😎
@@alanrossreviews but regardless, they still give plenty of information what's going on with audio reproduction. Thanks Alan!
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Wow!! Nice explanation. But I just need a small recommendation from you. I need a speaker (
without knowing your taste and requirements that would be impossible to say,. watts means nothing.
@@alanrossreviews ok... I need a good soothing sound with clear mid highs and lows and very good bass for my room... I like to hear pop and romantic songs and sometimes rock music as well... Now please suggest
@@alanrossreviews and by the which one is your all time favourite?
@@chidambarbhat7294 basically you are asking for a balanced sound. What about go play 3
Anker Soundcore Motion Plus: 30 Watts, extremely well balanced, IPX7 for outdoors...
Tribit rocks, who wouldn’t want more depth to the music? Really weird.
A certain niche of modern audiophiles apparently 🤣
Alan, the shown curve of the Blast (compared to the original track), which mode is it (or custom eq)? It would be interesting to see the spectrum curve if the Blast is set to flat eq, i mean the real sound without any tuned sound, then it's easier to adjust the sound to a "neutral" sound.
Which volume? There is no uneqd mode they all work via dsp
I don't know anything about measuring, maybe you can create an another video about how you get the curves. 😊 You mentioned the the drop at 3 kHz 14:17 , was it not possible to compensate for this drop with the EQ? Thank you again for your quick response and the great detailed videos that don't always focus on the bass like other reviewers. 😉
@@boing_bln you need a parametric equaliser to be able to simple eq out a dip without effecting anything else, only x600 currently allows for that.
Second time watching.😊
Yeah had to re-upload, audio issue. You are morally first 😁😁🥇
@@alanrossreviewswatching the first upload was like watching “Black belt theater “.
@@mikehancock6280 im waiting for the comments i deliberately tuned the blast to make the x600 look bad 🤣
@@alanrossreviews I love them crazy comments.
Is it advisable to update tribit stormbox blast firmware from 2.6 to 3.1? And pls what is the difference between both update?
for me its been fine, no changes to sound
I haven't been overly impressed with most of Soundcore's latest offerings. I'd choose the Blast between the two without question but everyone has their own preferences, of course. Thank you for another great review, Alan! 😁👍👏
they seem to be changing their signature tuning since the motion boom plus, its not one that i like too much.
@@alanrossreviewsyeah we remember that soundcore night mare. I didn't even get a discount on my therapy!!! Lmfao 😆😆
@@jeffmccrady9456 therapy round 2 incoming 🤦♀
@@alanrossreviews oh good Lord, all these new cheaper speakers coming out?? They are going to have send reviewers the free for review!! Insanity 😜, I know people as myself? Got a whole basement plus joe Biden full of speakers!! Pawn shop give pennies on the quid for. Lmfao 🤣🤣😆😆
@@alanrossreviews imagine that 😉
I guess the days of folks accusing you of working for Soundcore is pretty much water under the bridge now lol
ha! i would hope so 🤦♀🤦♀ actually soundcore might accuse me of working for tribit lol
The max volume was interesting. It sounded like I was listening to the x600 through a wall. Everything was so subdued. Wouldn't listen to it at that anyway, but I can't imagine trying to use it on a deck outside or something.
its all mids, of course it will go louder than you hear in this, its more of a relative difference than absolute difference since if i had them at correct loudness my voice would be too quiet. it shows how much louder the blast is. the peak measurement is the actual loudness.
* *Another expensive speaker with weak bass and bright sound releases* *
*Every self-proclaimed audiophile instantly* : _"that's the greatest speaker in the world 🤩! all you people are too deaf to understand 🤬😭, my ears are two beautiful butterflies in a garden of rainbows 🦄_
Pretty much nailed it 😁😁
"Audiophiles" almost universally hate bass for some reason. 😂
@@Skrenja they see kids having fun with their boomboxes and decide bass is for juveniles aka snob attitude
alan have you done a review of 2 stereo motion booms vs stormbox blast? I'm curious how those would add up against each other
yup, its on my channel somewhere 😊😊
@@alanrossreviews which one??
@@Chris-dc9ef hum, i can only find two vs two, i guess i didnt do this, maybe i need to get this done..hummm
@@alanrossreviews I thought so! I looked after you replied again too :D :D
I bought two motion booms on your suggestion and they haven't failed me. used them 100s of times. i'd be interested to see the results for the price. the stormbox blast doesn't have TWS pairing does it?
@@Chris-dc9ef cant go wrong 🤞🤞
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As always 👌👌👌😁
Are you familiar with the Polaroid speakers? I picked up one recently on eBay. The largest of the line which is the P4. It was mad cheap so I said why not. Retail it goes for $290 😳. I was able to cop $60 ☺️. I have to confess that the main reason I wanted this speaker is for nostalgia. Anyway, for the size and cost I was expecting the P4 to have fairly decent bass. At least as good as the Motion Plus. Sadly, it doesn’t. It’s completely mids focused with a smidge of upper bass. I was slightly taken aback when you consider Polaroid advertises the P4 as a party speaker. Anyway, it looks like I will be gifting this speaker (to a less discerning listener of course 😂) because nostalgia isn’t a good enough reason to keep it.
Ive seen it reviewed, nothing compelling to me. Seems you can literally say anything you want in marketing these days and it doesn't matter at all. Soundcore that means you as well. 🤣
True! But I had LOW expectations and those weren’t even met 🤨
@@waynedexter the x600? 🤔
I ordered the x600 on prime day but then I chickened out and cancelled it ☺️
@@waynedexter 🤣🤣🤣
The only reason i bought the soundcore x600 is the smaller size , but im truly disappointing at the lack of low end and overall output , I wouldn't buy it again
thats the sad truth, this speaker is a triumph of marketing.
I guess the only advantage of the Anker is being more portable than the Tribit, other than that - Tribit. thanks for the review.
or if indeed you want a brighter sound and dont like too much bass 🤷♂️
@@alanrossreviews yes, I seem to remember a certain TH-cam geek with such a taste 😁
cough cough 😂😂